Gray After Dark by Noelle W. Ihli

 

A merciless wilderness. A harrowing attack. A desperate escape.

When a tragic accident sidelines Miley's dreams of Olympic gold, she takes a summer job at a mountain guest lodge.

The Frank Church Wilderness is remote, but it’s the perfect place to train and recover. Local lore about a staffer who died years ago doesn’t scare her. But it should. 

Miley’s plans take a terrifying detour when she’s abducted during a morning run. Held captive in a desolate off-grid cabin, she’ll have to use her athletic prowess, cunning mind, and courage to survive. But as the nightmare at the cabin escalates, Miley is forced to form an unlikely alliance and attempt a risky escape.

Can she outwit her captors and survive the wilderness before it’s too late?

Inspired by true events, Gray After Dark is a pulse-pounding psychological thriller with a finale that will leave you breathless.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/204787816-gray-after-dark

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My Review: 4/5 Stars

When Miley decided to spend the summer working at a mountain guest lodge, she thought it would give her time to train and really work on her injured shoulder that she still feels the pain of years later. She also just needs to clear her head when her best friend voices his feelings for her. Something she just wasn’t quite ready to face just yet. Not with the way her headspace has been. But then something terrible happens. When she takes a detour on her run through the trails, she is kidnapped. Trapped in a cabin with two monsters worse than any bears that linger in the woods, Miley is doing everything she can to just survive. She won’t die out here. She refuses. But will they break her before that? This story was insane and kinda of crazy to know it was inspired by true events. One thing I will say, when I started this book, I felt like it was moving pretty slow for me, especially since I’m not a big thriller reader. But you definitely hit a point where you are locked in and next thing you know you are done! Because I literally blinked and realized I hit the end of the book. The suspense was really good and you were rooting for Miley to survive and and be free. A really good story over all!